DJ’s dry cleaned, dresses unpacked and shoes a’shining… I’m sure you are all ready for this year’s Black Tie a4uAwards co-sponsored by DGM and JD Williams.

650 industry greats will be in attendance for the year’s most prestigious and glamorous night on the affiliate marketing calendar.

Itinerary

• 7pm – Champagne Drinks Reception, hosted by Affilinet
• 7.45pm – Call for Dinner
• 9.15pm – The Awards Commence, hosted by Kevin Bridges
• 10.45pm – After Party in the ‘Cube’, hosted by Digital Window
• 2.30am - Carriages

Although we will not be issuing paper invitations we will be confirming your details on the door.

Backlit table plans will be available on the mezzanine and within the Great Room, please look for your table sponsors name.

Warning: The a4uAwards may contain strobe lighting or sudden loud sound effects.

If you have any questions relating to the event please call Sarah Pickthall or Sarah Parsonage on 01172 033010

Advertisers such as Sainsbury, Premier Inn, Natwest, Oasis and Karen Millen are just a few of the larger brands that are vying to win one of the 25 awards up for grabs at the industry’s annual ceremony which takes place at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London on June 9.

Matthew Wood, founder & organiser of the a4uAwards, says: “Each year we see more and more large brands being shortlisted, which is a clear signal that the channel is being more cleverly integrated into some pretty big marketing efforts.

“This year, the impact of 3^rd party applications in the market has also been deliberately recognised with its own refined category and as expected, its shortlist shows the diversity of innovation that’s being unveiled on a regular basis.”

The Shortlists are:

Best 3rd Party Application

• PrismaStar
• Quidco for In-store Cashback
• Skimlinks for Skimbit
• Storm for Affiliates

Best Advertiser Incentive

• Buyagift
• Maximuscle
• Red Letter Days

Best Agency in Affiliate Marketing

• Azam Marketing
• BLM Quantum
• Existem Affiliate Management
• i-level
• NEO@Ogilvy
• R.O.EYE

Best Lead Generation Campaign

• Azam Marketing for Advent
• Perfect Storm Media for MHL
• TMN Group for Air France KLM
• VoucherCodes.co.uk

Best New Entrant in Affiliate Marketing

• 7thingsmedia
• Affiliate Window for Sainsbury’s
• FusePump
• Latitude for Get The Label
• LinkShare for Karen Millen

Best Paid Search Partnership

• Artemis8 and Premier Inn
• Azam Marketing and Advent
• Perfect Storm and Seatwave

Best Use of Affiliate Marketing as part of a Wider Marketing Campaign

• Argos
• Commission Junction for Weightwatchers
• LOVEFilm
• SKY

Innovation Award (Advertiser)

• Affiliate Window for DRL
• eBay partner Network
• Prezzybox
• Red Letter Days
• Tagman for Thomas Cook

Innovation Award (Network)

• Affiliate Window for Affiliate Window Gets Social
• Affiliate Window for Strengthening Relationships
• AffiliateFuture for White Label Travel Products
• Dgm for dgm Travel Maps
• LinkShare for #tweetshop

Innovation Award (Publisher)

• MyVoucherCodes
• Perfect Storm Media
• Top10.com
• UK Web Media for Recombu

Finance Vertical

Publisher

• Leadbay
• Media Ingenuity
• Quidco for Natwest Home Insurance

Advertiser

• Experian for CreditExpert
• Lloyds TSB Airmiles Suo Credit Card
• Media Contacts for Nationwide
• NEO@Ogilvy for American Express

Technology & Telecoms Vertical

Publisher

• Rightmobilephone.co.uk
• Top10.com
• UK Web Media for Recombu

Advertiser

• BLM Quantum for T-Mobile
• Profero for Vonage
• TalkTalk
• Vodafone

Gaming & Casino Vertical

Publisher

One breakaway winner

Advertiser

• Locker Room for Bodog
• Paddy Partners for Paddy Power

Retail Vertical

Publisher

• Quidco
• Vouchercodes.co.uk

Advertiser

• 7thingsmedia for USC
• Argos
• Firebox.com
• Azam Marketing for Gonedigging.co.uk
• JD Williams
• LinkShare for Oasis

Travel & Leisure

Publisher

• Artemis8 for Premier Inn
• Quidco for Expedia and Hotels.com
• VoucherCodes.co.uk for Hotels.com

Advertiser

• AffiliateFuture for onthebeach.co.uk
• BLM Quantum for Haven Holidays
• Commission Junction for Lastminute.com
• Lowcostholidays.com

To view the community choice shortlist please click here

This is your Awards ceremony, for your industry. The annual Awards are also seen as the industry’s ‘oscars’, and winning one of the coveted awards puts you in an elite group of businesses and individuals including Sky and Affiliate Window who are viewed by the industry as outstanding and innovative in their abilities and delivery.

What are the benefits of winning?

Apart from the kudos of simply winning on the night and then enjoying all the admiration after the event, being named a 2010 winner provides you with a special shield to utilise on your corporate letterhead and website, a certificate and trophy to display at your premises as well as being featured in the new-look online Awards Brochure which will be a standalone site launching on the evening of the Awards and accessible for the next 12 months.

Do I have to enter or be invited to attend the a4uAwards?

No. Anyone can attend the a4uAwards. You don’t have to be a sponsor or an entrant.  You can either book a table for 10 or an individual seat.  If you choose the latter, we’ll place you with a mix of publishers, agencies, networks and advertisers so you can utilise the evening for some networking too.

How do I book a table or individual seat?

Complete the PDF Booking form and fax it back to us. We’ll then send you an invoice.  Your table is only confirmed on full payment and this must be received within 30 days or your table may be released.

When is the deadline for entries?

10th March 2010.

When does Judging take place?

The entries will be judged in March / April.  Shortlisted entrants will be contacted as soon as possible.

What is the Dress Code?

Black Tie.

What are the timings?

7pm for the Champagne Reception, followed by a three course dinner, the Awards ceremony and after show party. Carriages at 2.30am (TBC)

What can I expect?

Simply put - the most glamorous night in the affiliate marketing calendar. A champagne reception, three course dinner, flowing drinks, comedian host and a very special after show party.

Who attends the awards?

As a premium event we attract the very best in our industry across all demographics.

Submit a Question

If your question is not listed above please post below and we’ll answer and update the list.

We’re making a shout out to remind you now the new year is upon us to say that entries are now open for the a4uAwards in June and that the deadline is the 1st March 2010, this has been extended from our original 29th January deadline which was felt to be a little too early considering you’re all snowed in!

Find full information on our categories and how to enter on our main website.

Before we announce full details of categories, how to enter, book a table or even sponsors this is a tweet like blog for you to Save the Date in your calendars!

9th June 2010, 7pm - 3am++

Don’t miss the most glamorous night and celebration on the affiliate calendar!

Gone Digging brought some fun to the awards event, and spent the evening busy snapping all our guests with the beautiful Webgains “Say Cheese” promotional girls.

All the pictures from the evening are now available – check here to see whether you were snapped!

If you would like an amazing spoof newspaper, which presents you as the Prime Minister for FREE simply email the picture of you as an ecard to jim.kinloch@signature-gifts.co.uk. Include your first name, last name, where you live and the date you wish to appear on the newspaper.  Don’t forget your contact details and postal delivery address.

We hope you enjoyed the event!

Terms & Conditions

•    Free Spoof Newspaper is one per person.
•    Offer limited to the first 250
•    No substitutes will be offered

Innovative Publisher of the Year

• Skimlinks (Winner)
• Easy Content Units (Highly Commended)

Innovative Merchant of the Year

• PrezzyBox (Winner)
• Books Direct (Highly Commended)

Innovative Affiliate Network of the Year

• Affiliate Window (Winner)
• Webgains (Highly Commended)

Best New Entrant in Affiliate Marketing

• Skimlinks (Winner)
• Harveys (Highly Commended)

Best Use of Affiliate Marketing as Part of an Integrated Campaign

• Argos (Winner)
• LoveFilm (Highly Commended)

Affiliate Marketing Digital Media Agency of 2009

• I-Level (Winner)
• BLM Quantum (Highly Commended)
• R.O.EYE (Highly Commended)
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Best Use of Technology within Affiliate Marketing

• Skimlinks (Winner)
• Awin Analytics (Highly Commended)

Finance Vertical (affiliate)

• Leadbay (Winner)
• Dot Zinc Limited (Highly Commended)

Finance Vertical (merchant)

• CreditExpert (Winner)
• Virgin Money (Highly Commended)

Technology & Telecoms (affiliate)

• Top 10 Broadband (Winner)
• Net Media Planet (Highly Commended)

Technology & Telecoms (merchant)

• Vodafone (Winner)
• T-Mobile (Highly Commended)

Casino & Gaming (affiliate)

• Bingo Hideout (Winner)

Casino & Gaming (merchant)

• Paddy Power (Winner)
• Sporting Bet (Highly Commended)

Retail (affiliate)

• VoucherCodes.co.uk (Winner)
• Mydeco.com (Highly Commended)

Retail (merchant)

• Argos (Winner)
• Red Letter Days (Highly Commended)

Travel & Leisure (affiliate)

• Artemis8 (Winner)
• Carrentals.co.uk (Highly Commended)

Travel & Leisure (merchant)

• Lastminute.com (Winner)
• Fly Thomas Cook (Highly Commended)

Publishers Choice of Account Manager

• Hannah Swift (Winner)
• Julie Wood (Affiliate Window) (Highly Commended)
• Agnieszka Marchewka (buy.at / Platform A) (Highly Commended)

Publisher Choice of Affiliate Manager

• Chris Clarkson (Sunshine.co.uk) (Winner)
• Naomi Brown (Firebox) (Highly Commended)

Affiliate Management Agency of 2009

• Existem Affiliate Management (Winner)
• Azam (Highly Commended)

Publishers Choice of Affiliate Network

• Affiliate Window (Winner)
• DGM (Highly Commended)

Affiliate Marketing Blog of 2009

• Kirsty McCubbin (www.affiliatestuff.co.uk) (Winner)
• Lee McCoy (www.leemccoy.co.uk) (Highly Commended)

Innovative Publisher of the Year

• Easy Content Units
• Net Media Planet
• Quidco
• Skimlinks
• VoucherCodes.co.uk

Innovative Merchant of the Year

• Books Direct
• Buyagift.com
• CreditExpert
• PrezzyBox

Innovative Affiliate Network of the Year

• Affiliate Window
• AffiliateFuture
• LinkShare
• WebGains

Best New Entrant in Affiliate Marketing

• Harveys
• musicMagpie
• Oasis
• Skimlinks
• The It Guide

Best Use of Affiliate Marketing as Part of an Integrated Campaign

• Argos
• Elemis
• LoveFilm
• Play.com
• SKY

Affiliate Marketing Digital Media Agency of 2009

• BLM Quantum
• I-Level
• R.O.EYE

Best Use of Technology within Affiliate Marketing

• Affmeter
• Awin Analytics
• Coull TV
• Easy Content Units
• Skimlinks

Finance Vertical (affiliate)

• Dot Zinc Limited
• Leadbay

Finance Vertical (merchant)

• CreditExpert
• Payday UK
• Virgin Money

Technology & Telecoms (affiliate)

• Artemis8
• Net Media Planet
• Formula (Top 10 Broadband)

Technology & Telecoms (merchant)

• BT Business
• Dialaphone
• T-Mobile
• Vodafone
• Vonage

Casino & Gaming (affiliate)

• TBA

Casino & Gaming (merchant)

• PaddyPower
• SKY Betting and Gaming
• Sporting Bet

Retail (affiliate)

• Artemis8
• Easy Content Units
• mydeco.com
• V.A.C Media
• VoucherCodes.co.uk

Retail (merchant)

• Argos
• Debenhams
• JD Williams
• LoveFilm
• PrezzyBox
• Red Letter Days

Travel & Leisure (affiliate)

• Artemis8
• Carrentals.co.uk

Travel & Leisure (merchant)

• Fly Thomas Cook
• Haven Holidays
• Lastminute.com

The shortlist was announced a few weeks ago, and has received a great response from the affiliates4u community who are voting for their chosen winner for each category.

The awards are designed to reward and showcase the hard work and innovations that particular individuals and companies have made over the last year to contribute to our growing, dynamic industry, and we look forward to announcing the results at the ceremony being held on the 2nd June.

Just to remind you of the final shortlist for the community choice awards:

Publishers Choice of Affiliate Network 2009
Affili.net
AffiliateFuture
Affiliate Window
DGM
Paid on Results
Tradedoubler
 Webgains

Publishers Choice of Account Manager 2009
Daniel Austin (R.O. Eye)
Darren Newmark (LinkShare)
Hannah Swift (Existem A.M.)
Hero Grigoraki (Webgains)
Hildegunn Iversen (Commision Junction)
Julie Wood (Affiliate Window)
Kevin Sutton (DGM)
Agnieszka Marchewka (buy.at / Platform A)

Publishers Choice of Affiliate Manager 2009
Chris Clarkson (sunshine.co.uk)
Joshna Patel (Red Letter Days)
Naomi Brown (Firebox)
Zak Edwards (PrezzyBox)

Affiliate Management Agency of 2009
Azam Marketing
Equator
Existem A.M
R.O. Eye

Affiliate Marketing Blog of 2009
Jason Dale (www.onelittleduck.co.uk)
John Lamerten (www.lammo.net)
Kirsty McCubbin (www.affiliatestuff.co.uk)
Kieron Donoghue (www.here.org.uk)
Lee McCoy (www.leemccoy.co.uk)
To vote, simply visit affiliates4u.com and click “vote here for the a4uAwards”.

Voting will close at midday on Friday 22nd May.

With a record number of submissions received this year and the quality reaching a new level the judges really do have their work cut out reaching a final decision on who deserved to be recongised at this year’s a4uAwards.

The a4uAwards team will be announcing the final shortlist for the submission awards on Friday 22nd May.

We still have a few tables available for the Awards Ceremony, taking place on the 2nd June at London Hilton Park Lane.  If you would like a to book a table / place please complete a booking form available here